- TofP Travels of 'Partners'
- TA The Admiral
- HT Honky Tonk (My nickname for Lavinia)
- FM First Mate
- FOJ First Officer John
- FYD Favourite Youngest Daughter
- FYS Favourite Youngest Son
- FED Favourite Eldest Daughter
- FES Favourite Eldest Son
- YT Yours Truly
- BFC Big Fat Cigar
- STW Subject to Weather
- RO Reverse Osmosis
- Sundowner http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundowner_(drink)
- Pleb A common person
- Pint 20 ozs of beer (Imperial Pint)
- Breakfast Eggs, Bacon, sausages, baked beans, mushrooms, fried or stewed tomatoes, fried potatoes and toast (the works!)
- Cuppa Tea Strong hot tea and dash of milk, with or without sugar. In the morning served in a mug, at 4: P.M. served in a bone china cup and saucer with cucumber sandwiches.
- A Boat Unit = $1,000.00
- 'George' Nickname for the autopilot, named after one of the key contributors to its developement.
- 'Stonewall Jackson' Nickname for our Lehman Ford main engine.
- 'Faraday' Nickname for our Westebeke generator (Michael Faraday 1791 -1867 inventor of the electric motor and early dynamo).
- 'Mr. White' or 'Whitey' Nickname for our new 2014 9kw Northern Lights generator.
- 'Junior Partner' JP for short. Nickname for our dinghy.
Glossary of Terms
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